Malcolm Bivens was released by WWE last week as part of multiple NXT releases. He had been with WWE since 2019 and served as the manager for Diamond Mine (Julius & Brutus Creed, Ivy Nile & Roderick Strong).

Bivens spoke about the departure during a comedy special Malcolm Live At The Stand. He denied reports of him being offered to be Omos’ manager but did confirm that turned down a new deal in February.

“A lot of people want to know, ‘Malcolm, what happened?’ You know what they say, there are three sides to a story. Your side, the truth, and their side. I have to be real, I have to…I hate to say I have to…control my narrative. You can’t boo me, I’m unemployed, I get a pass. Here’s the truth, there are a lot of rumors and speculation, was I offered a contract in February? Yes. Did I say no to said contract? Yes. Was I offered to be with Omos? No, no one said a word to me about managing Omos. Was I told about the main roster? Yes. People, they think I’m crazy, ‘Malcom, you threw away millions, potentially, you walked away.’ Yeah. I did, because I didn’t want to do it anymore. Unfortunately, I wasn’t happy. At Stand & Deliver, I had a conversation with the head writer and I told him so. Two weeks ago, I said the same thing, ‘I don’t think this was for me.’ That’s okay. Your happiness is not dictated by what people say you should do, happiness is dictated by what you think you should do. There’s a difference,” said Bivens.

Bivens joked that the way to stay in WWE forever is to go to NXT UK because WWE President Nick Khan forgets about them. He thanked the rest of Diamond Mine. 

“Shoutout to Brutus, Julius, Ivy, I’m going to miss them, I love them like they are my kids, but sometimes in life, you have to move on. People have been asking me, ‘Malcolm, is this it for you? Is this it as far as professional wrestling goes?’ For now, I have to say yes, but will I come back? Maybe. Maybe for the right price,” he said.

H/T to Fightful for the transcription